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I VOL 73. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28tb, 1908. NO. 38. Oldest Subscriber. For F:fty Consecutive Years a Subscriber For The Adver tiser. Tlii ; newspaper has on its sub scripti -n list seores of persons who have been c.notant readers for twen ty, lliirty and forty years, but only a limited number who have reached the half century mark. We feel hon. red in being able to present to our reade s this week a cut of .Maj. J. NV. Aiton, of Rosa, S. C. Greenwood county, formerly Edge lie'd. who has heirn a subscriber for The Advertiser for ii fey consecutive year:, lacking oujy about two mon li >. Ile states over his own s'gnature, in the following personal note to the editor, when he subscribed for the paper: -Mr. J. L. .Minis, Editor Advertiser, Edgetield, S. C. Dear Friend: T first subscribed for the dear old paper the first of the year 185!) through your grand uncle, Mr. James H. Minis. I was then attending to business for him on his plantation. 1 have been tak ,in<i it without ceasing ever Ginee.., I will be 74 .veal's old if I live until the 10th day of "November next. My general health is as good as I could ask at this time, though am very weak and it is with difficulty that I can see to read or write. Otherwise I am well, and hope this will find you and love?' ones well. Yours very truly, .1. M. AITON. Rosa, S. C., October 29th,?1908. As above stated, we feel greatly honored in being able to publish the cut and personal note from Major Aiton, a representative and very worthy son of old Edgetield county. The number of newspapers in South Carolina (if there be any others at all) is very limited that has names upon its subscription list that have been there for haifa century. Maj. Aiton now receives The Ad vertiser gratis, and will continue to receive it with the compliments of the editor until he shall have reach the end of life's journey, which we sincerely trust will be yet very many years. HISTORIC SAND-BAR FERRY Owned by an Edgefield Man, Mr. Warren Fair. Now that a movement is on foot to abolish Sand liar Ferry, across the Savannah river and substitute for it a bridge, the history of the ??ld ferry is interesting. The first owner of the property, Col. Pepper, who in 17:?'.i, while at Fort Moore J il uff, the eminence overlooking the river on tin- South Carolina Side, ob tained a charter ami permission to introduce a ferryboat from the Co lonial Government. Gov. Hull later transferred the charter and the properly to Col. Pepper, who in turu transmitted them to tin- Lamar family. Tie- Lunars conducted the ferry business for a number of years ami sold il t?? Co!. Abney Whatley. lt remained a Whatley property un til the ?-lose of the civil war when Mn Johnathan -Miller, who by th" way, is still in the land of the living ami with faculties unimpaired, atan agc close to a century, purchased it from ll. II. Hickman, administrator, for $20,000. -Mr. .Miller held it for about ten years and sold it to Mr. Warren Fair, who a little over twe years ago sohl it to-Mr. Paul Dunbar for *7,0U0. In course af a year the ferry again changed hands and is now the property once more of -Mr. Warren Fair. For a number of year before and after the war the annual income of the ferry reached a sum as high as 825,000. The an nual income at present is said to be between ?S:J,()U0 and ?4,0U?. The ferry ownership includes parcels of lam?, ten to fifteen acres, on each side of the river, on which taxes are paid to Richmond county and Aiken county, respectively.-Aiken Re corder. I NEWS FROM TRENTON. Land Changes Hands, Wed ding Bells Soon to Ring, Flora! Fair to be Held. Everything is very quiet about our little town at present. The sale of cotton has been practically stop ped, owing to the sickness of one of1 the buyers and the other withdraw-' inir to Edjretield. The cotton crop has been almost gathered, and now the farmers have begun to plan for 1!)00. We have heard a number of leading fanners say that they in tend to plant large crops of grain and thereby cut the cotton crop. Gold .nan it Co., of New York, closed the sale of Yann <fc Leppard's stock on Saturday. This sale has bern going on for two weeks. It was reported that one of the collectors for h book company was arrested here on Saturday. This company seems to have sold a lot of J books in this section. The writer! was told by one working for thc company that something like 81,300 worth of books were sold here. A great amount of these were sold to people who cannot read at all. We heard of number' who purchased several dollars worth of these books and now when they have not made enough to pay their honest debts, these collectors are foreseeing them by threatening to take their houser hohl goods. Mr. Geo. S. Courtney will leave Trenton in the near future for Ai ken, where he goes to enter busi ness. Mr. T. A. Webb has purchased his place and will reside there after this year. Mr. JA D. Swearingen is enjoy-1 ing the bliss of fatherhood. It is a I boy. It is reported that wedding bells will soon be ringing from one end of the Aiken road section to the other. If reports are true it seems that they will be so frequent that some will be double. There is but one regret we have to express and that is all of these fair maidens will be taken far away. Some will stop within the bounds of our own state, Georgia, to the blue grass region. Yea, even to th?. Rocky mountain states. Mr. James Black, of Saluda coun ty, has purchased a part of the Luke Crouch place and is now moving to his new home. We are glad to see these good people from Saluda come into our community. This reminds us that some ot our best and most substantial citizens were once resi dents of that part of old Edgetield that is now Saluda county. They have all proved to be worthy citizens. Mrs. J. II. Privette, of Darling ton, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Courtney, will return home on Wednesday. Mrs. R. B. Smith will return this week from Columbia where she went for treatment. We are glad to know that she has greatly improved in health. The annual floral exhibition will be held on November 3rd. Dinner will be served by the ladies who are interested in the cemetery. The pro ceeds of this will be expended for a new fence. Mrs. Burquette, a Swedish lady, was buried at Ebenezer last Tues day. The funeral service was con ducted by Rev. Mr. Gillespie. Mrs. Burquette, with her husband and four little children, came here from Boston more than a year ago. They settled ?on some land over the line in Aiken county sold them by Mr. J. M. Swearingen. These people are a good class of immigrants. They are hard working, honest, Christian people. The family have the deepest sympathy of our whole community in this hour of sadness. READER. Delegates to Charleston. The following ladies from the Edgetield association will attend the Woman's Missionary Union convening in Charleston November 10th to ISth: Miss Robbie Jones and Mrs. W. I S. G. Heath, Antioch; Mrs. J. 1?. Nixon, Clark's Hill; Mrs. J. H. Tillman, Mrs. J. W. Peak, Mrs. Barnwell Jones, Mrs. J. II. Allen, Misses Eileen Ouzts and Kate Patti son, Edgetield; Miss Mary Emma Williams, Gilgal; Miss Madge Mays, Hom's Creek; Mrs. W. P. Parks, Miss Lucy Jaro, Parksville; Mrs. Hugh Wates, Mrs. W. E. Prescott and Miss Alma Ham mond, Red Hill; Misses Carrie Burkhalter, Julia and Fannie Joe Strom, Rehoboth; Mrs. Kate M. Black and Mrs. J. C. Long, Mrs. E. JJ. Posey, Mrs. A. I. Webb, Trenton; Mrs. J. L. Griffis, Red Oak Grove. Mrs. P. B. Day and Mrs. J. I). Mathis were in Edegtield Monday and stated that everybody in and around Trenton are coming to the floral fair Friday, including nurses and babies. The Advertiser lays claim to bi fact that it was established ii the same name. Other ; age of the oldest of I lished March 3r worn condi Greatly Missed at Ceder Springs. The Palmetto Leaf Published By he faculty and student body of the Cedar Spring Institute had the fol lowing to say of Hon. John E. Swearingen's absence last week: 'Hon. J. E Swearingen-i t seems hard not to say John-is one of "our boys." History simply told is this: accidentally blinded by the dis charge of a gun when about ten years old, a pupil here, a student at thc South Carolina University, a teacher here nine years, State Super intendent of Education elect for the State of South Carolina. None wish ed him success more than his Cedar Spring friends; none miss him more than we do now that he is gone. He did a strong work here and put hope and ambition into every pupil that came under him. Wc feel in his new field that he will be of gr eat help to our school. We would beg him to remember that the Leaf '"de mands" an article from him just as in the days gone by." Attention County Schools. The Edgetield chapter of thc Daughters of the Confederacy is offering a gold medal, to be awarded as a prize for the best essay on Gen. Robt. E. Lee. This offer is open to all pupils of the various schools of our county, hoys and girls from the ages of 15 through the 18th year. Every teacher is re quested to choose the best two papers from each school, one a boy's and the other a girl's and send these two to Mrs. Julian Holstein, secre tary ol' the chapter, by December 14th as none coming in later can he accepted. The papers sent, in will he read before the members of thc j chapter hy .Mrs. Holstein and the best six three boys and three girls I will he chosen hy the Daughters and these parties will he notified at once, that they will he expected to read their essays in the. opera house of our county seat on Janua ry 19th, 1909, to an audience assem bled in celebration of Lee's birth day. The Daughters of the Confedera cy will attend in a body and decide then and there which essay as well as delivery is the best and thc niedn. al will be awarded on this occasio . It is earnestly hoped that the var ons schools will take this matte1' up and co-operate with the U. D. C in trying to instill a love and inter est in the Confederacy in the young people of our county. Veterans desiring Crosses of Honor will call on Mrs. Griffin at the Edgetield Bank for application blanks as soon as possible and have same filled out properly returning them to her at once. Orders for Crosses must go in between the 1st and 10th of November as this is the time appointed for the State Cus todian to receive applications. Mrs. N. G. Evans, Pres. Mrs. J. D. Holstein, Sec. Oldest Newspaper ? trjektr,' ? v. - . ? sing the oldest newspaper in Scut n January 1835, nearly 74 years a papers claim to be older, but their the papers consolidated. Kerewit d, 1837, Vol. 2, No. 4, the imper! ition of the old paper photogi COLD SPR.'NG NEWS. School Flourishing Farmers Sow ing Grain, Christian Women at Work. The crop for thc year li)08 is about ail gathered. Short crops, short prices and everything else high makes "hard times.*' The farmers arc very busy now sowing grain. It seems to lie thc general intention among them to plant a larger number of acres this year than usual. That means less cotton planted next year and more ''hog and hominy'" Our school is running full time now and thc attendance is good, considering that thc farmers arc so busy and need thc help of their children. Miss Strom is boarding at thc hospitable home of our pastor and is giving music lessons to his two bright little boys. She is also giving music lessons t<? other young people in thc neighborhood. Mr. Mellichamp is boarding with Mrs. Salive Thomas who for many years has thrown open her doors tn thc teachers, thereby conferring a favor upon them and the patrons of thc school. Thc ladies of the Ked Hill church entertained themselves very j pleasantly last week and at thc same time accomplished something useful. They divided into two groups one meeting at Mrs. Dr. Prescott's home, the other al "Ros;. Cottage''ami each group quilted a quilt for the Connie Maxwell or phanage. Some little child's dreams will be made sweeter by nestling under the quilts made by thc hands of the sympathising mothers of Ked inn.* At the last meeting ol' mir young people's organization of this church they made a move toward beautify ing the inside of the church and I thc grounds. This church is already one of the best country churches in this county but wc believe in push ing forward and not "let well enough alone'' when it comes to matters of this kind. Ask Mr. John Bailey how he en joyed thc show at Kdgcfield last Saturday, The monument erected to thc memory of Mr. John Wash, hy the Woodmen of the World will he un veiled at Rehoboth thc ?nd Sunday in November. Dr. A. J. S. Thomas of Greenville has been invited to! preach for our pastor at 11 a. m. and to deliver the unveiling address at 2 p. m. There will he dinner served on thc grounds. About two weeks ago Mr. Le wis i Glanton had thc misfortune of sticking a nail in his leg near the knee. Blood poison set in and he has been suffering very inneh. hut we arc glad to say that there is1 some improvement at this writing, j Notwithstanding the fact that j this year has turned ont to be a in South Carolina. h Carolina, basing its claim to tha Lgo, and has been published contir age is probably gained through < h is reproduced in part a copy of feet impression being due to the raphed for making the cut st Items of Interest From the College Thc ci i;!; teen tl) session of thc South Carolina Co-Educational In stitute commenced on the 80th of September. Upon returning the students found the building and surroundings great ly improved. Acetylene gas lights had been pst in, bathing facilities wore ameliorated and thc faro, al though excellent heretofore, was found to be still better this year. The three literary societies have started off beautifully and it is to be hoped that they will keep on as they have begun. The presidents are as follows: Of the Fiddian Literary Society, .Miss Roselle Burns: of the Pierian Literary ?Society, Cadet Lieut. L. I). Holmes and of the Hai ley Literary Society, Cadet Capt. W. White.' A uni(|iic feature of the S. C. C. I. is that it has a Stindah School of its. own. Thc superintendent is Prof, P. P. Hums; Secretary and treasurer Capt. C. F. Colvin. The military feature is very strict this year-nu excellent thing and we all feel sure that under thc di rect supervision of .Maj. T. J. Lyon nothiii?'hui good can result. Counting day students and board ers there are altogether about 200 ?tildents, :i list of which will lie giv en Inter. ( !AI?KT. Oct. 24t.ll, IDOS. Making Bryan-Kern Speeches. Thc following is from the Colum bia Correspondent to the News and ( 'mirier: '"Hon. W. L. Daniel, of Saluda, mcmbcr-elcd of the Legislature from that county, spent to-day in the eit.vonjiis way home from the North. While in Washington .Mr. Daniel was called op to speak at a demo cratic rally, and the Washington papers report his speech in compli mentary terms, stating that he re ceived hearty applause from the crowd."' hard one, there has been several new dwellings built in this section of thc county in thc last few mouths, besides additions or improvements on others. Mr. Willie Quarhs is to have a new home soon. The lumber has been placed on the ground. -Mr. Jack McLendon who has built a new house in our town is to move his family herein the near future. We extend to them a heal ty welcome. Th.- camp of thc W. O. W. here is in ;i flourishing condition and at almost every meeting some poor, blind candidate is introduced into the mysteries of Wood cruft. X. V. z. .t distinction and honor upon the ?uously since that time under consolidation, taking the The Advertiser pub : faded and time town above. DEDUCT FOR BAGGING. Exporters and Mills Limit Quan tity of Bagging for Baling Cotton. Notwithstanding the fact that fanners have in the past been urged to cover their cotton better so as to protect it, the exporters and mills have recently adopted a rule not to accept or purchase cotton which iias more than six yards of bagging to the bale without making deduction in weight for all in excess of tiiat quantity. Thc Edgefield buyers have re ceive?! formal notice of the n:>w rule and are now forced to make suitable deduction in weight on cot- , ton they purchase which has more than six yards of hagging to the bale. Not to do this, as is shown by the subjoined letters, would in the aggregate mean heavy loss to them. In onl?r that the people may fully understand the position of the local buyers, and the "why and where fore" ol' their action, we publish letters from certain mills ano* ex- ' porters lo whom they ship cotton. The first is a letter from au ex porter to Messrs. W. W. Adams it Co.. which shows that this Kdgelield firm recently sustained a loss of ? l.78 per bale on lu bales > nf cotton on account of deduction for excessive quantity of hagging. 1 The letter is as follows: .Messrs. W. W. Adams it Co., Edgetield, C. (.Tentlcmen: Attached hereto is claim for ?17.83, account surplus bagging picket1, oil' ten bales cotton in your shipmen 1 marked LEXi" Please send cheque to cover. Yours truly, A large cotton mill has also writ ten Mr. Adams as follows upon this subject: Mr. NY. \Y. Adams, Edgetield, S. C. Dear Sir: There is considerable complaint about the excessive tare on the cotton that you ship us, and wi' think you ought to require the farmers from whom you buy cotton not to put so much bagging on the bales. I understand that several buy ers have withdrawn from your ter ritory on account of the excessive , tare and if this is the case you , should certainly protect your old ( friends, the cotton mills, who have , stood by you so long and have made , little or no complaint heretofore , about this matter. It is serious, how- . ever, and you should help to pro- . tool our interests in the matter. With kimi regards, 1 am, Yours truly. Not having received a reply to i the foregoing letter, the mill wrote < REV. A. B. WATSON RETIRES. Withdraws From Active Minis is ? ry After Thirty-six Year? of Service. After many years of ministry spent as an active member of the Methodist Conference Rev. A. B. Watson lias concluded to become one of the supernumeraries of his church. For thirty six years he has preached, passing through all the ranks into which the Methodists divide their ministers. For nine teen years he has been an "active minister." Having served in all sec tions of the state he is generally known; and by reason of his lova ble cln- -acter has endeared himself to each of his congregations. Find ing that his health is not equal to the demands of the active ministry he has bought a farm a few miles out of Beaufort at Cherry Hill where he plans to live with his wife and younger children. Before be coming a preacher he was a farmer and looks forward with pleasure to rounding out his life in the same occupation with which he began it. Cherry Hill contains 180 acres and its homestead overlooks the upper p irt of Port Royal harbor from a high bluff which is shaded by live oaks and palmettoes. He is enthusi astic about Beaufort, its climate and opportunities. As an illustration of the sacrifices that the ministry def mauds it may be mentioned that this property represents Mr. Wat son's savings before he went into the ministry and that for his'many years of labor for Iiis people through the church he has nothing to show in the shape of this world's goods.. At the army post at Fort Fre mont Rev. Watson, has held regu lar services in the mess hall-the soldiers like him, he is the kind of man men like to tie to; at Seabrook he has a small congregation that is growing; the Port Royal church has been in his charge beside the one in Beaufort. As a supernumera ry he will preach occasionally to all of these congregations, each of which is very glad that it will not lose altogether a pastor of whom they arc so fond.-Beaufort Ga zette. Mr. Adams a feccond time as fol lows: Mr. W. W. Adams ,Edgef?eld; S. C. Dear Sir: We have received no. reply from you to our letter about tar, so here after we shall deduct 50c per bale on all cotton that has excessivetarc. We give this infor mation for your guidance 'so that you may know what to do with your customers. Unless something is done in this regard many of the buyers will leave your territory, and it will work to your disadvantage in the end. With kind regards, I am, Yours truly Mr. A. E. Padgett, president of the Edgefield Mercantile Company, has also received several letteas bearing upon the same subject, the following being an exact; copy of one of these letters: Edgefield Mercantile Company, Edgefield, S. C. Gentleman : We sent you sev eral days ago a copy of the Caroli na Mill Rules under which most cotton in this section is sold, and we wish to call your attention to the fact that this year the mills are allowing only 20 pounds of bagging and ties to the bale on uncompressed cotton. There has been great com plaint on cotton shipped from your section having more than the or dinary amount of bagging that would be used on a bale of cotton. We trust that you will co-operate wit h us in getting the farmers to reduce the amount of bagging put on cotton within the prescribed limits of the Carolina Mill Rules, and we are writing you to let yon know that cotton purchased from you in the future will be made ac cording to Carolina Mill Rules and for excess tare over 20 pounds, de ductions will be made. In most towns now farmers use 6 yards of bagging instead of from 9 to 12 pounds. We trust that your cus tomers will do likewise, so that all parties can be protected. Yours truly, While it is a great hardship upon farmers to lose all bagging in ex cess of six yards that, was put on cotton before the mills and export ers announced the new rule, yet the above letters show that the buyers at this place are in no way respon sible for it. The fact is, they are as powerless to remedy the matter as xre the farmers themselves. The names of the writers of the above letters have been withheld but they are in our possession, and any one desiring to read the letters can ll O SO. j'